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Cobordism of theta curves in S3

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 October 2008

Kouki Taniyama
Kouki Taniyama
Affiliation:
Department of Mathematics, School of Science and Engineering, Waseda University, Ohkubo, Shinjuku, Tokyo, 169, Japan
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Abstract

In this paper we show that the cobordism classes of theta curves in S3 form a group under vertex connected sum. We investigate this group by means of knot cobordism and link cobordism.

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Research Article
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Mathematical Proceedings of the Cambridge Philosophical Society , Volume 113 , Issue 1 , January 1993 , pp. 97 - 106
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Copyright © Cambridge Philosophical Society 1993

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